Category: Sports

Shakyla Hill tries to edge around a defender. Philip Fowler/The Gramblinite The Lady Tigers defeated Texas Southern University to advance to the SWAC Championship semi-final game. Philip Fowler/The Gramblinite Shakyla Hill, was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year, on Tuesday, March 12.  Hill […]

Bryan Delgado throws a pitch against PVAM. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo The Grambling State men’s baseball team finished 2-1 in a three game matchup against Prairie View A&M March 8-10.  Grambling State (6-7 overall, 3-1 SWAC) took the series opener and came within a run of earning its first shutout victory since they blew out Texas […]

GSU basketball advances to the SWAC Championship semifinal game against Prairie View A&M.  Raven LeDay/The Gramblinite Head coach Donte’ Jackson was named as a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year award. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo Grambling men’s basketball head coach Donte’ Jackson has been named a 2019 Skip Prosser Man of the Year […]

Grambling State Rodney Jackson is hoping for a professional football career after a standout senior campaign. Raven LeDay/The Gramblinite Grambling State University defensive lineman Rodney Jackson is no stranger to success on and off the field.  Jackson is a two time national champion and a three time conference champion who led the nation in field […]

Senior Keren Happuch Muswere returns a serve at Jackson State University. The GSU tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) West Round-Up. GSU ATHLETICS/Courtesy photo GSU held UAPB scoreless as the Lady Tigers picked up their first SWAC victory. GSU ATHLETICS/Courtesy photo The Grambling State University women’s tennis team opened Southwestern […]

Pitcher Kenyshae Beasley prepares to throw a pitch against Presbyterian University. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo The Lady Tigers softball team competed at the Black and Gold Spring Tournament Feb. 22 and 23 in Montgomery, Ala. GSU completed the tournament with a 2-2 record over four games.    GSU vs. Alabama State   Alabama State started off […]

Freshman infielder CJ Mervilus throws across the diamond against Nicholls State earlier this season. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo Hoping to forget their troubling loss at home to Jackson State in the home opener on Feb. 20, the Grambling State University Tigers headed to Thibodaux, La. to face Nicholls State University for a set of three weekend […]

Head coach Dante Jackson has a 30-28 overall record at GSU. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo On traveling to Jackson State University the Grambling State University men’s basketball team sorely needed a victory in the Feb. 23 matchup.    The fact that this was a SWAC game only made the stakes higher.    Prior to the contest […]

Hill is currently one steal away from becoming the SWAC and Grambling State career steals leader. Raven LeDay/The Gramblinite The Grambling State University women’s basketball team traveled to Jackson State on  Feb. 23 suffering a key loss in SWAC conference.   With the 89-60 win Jackson State (12-13, 8-5) has now swept the Tigers this […]

Naomi Kiprop is awarded the first place trophy at the SWAC Championship. GSU ATHLETICS/Courtesy photo The Grambling State University men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams recently concluded the indoor season at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships (SWAC) in Birmingham, Ala.    In the distance medley relay, the team of Aaron Koech, Fredric Green, Devyn […]